The LA novel understands that it’s selling the American Dream, only bigger
I felt hunted by him, but legally, his routine was treated as a hobby, like birdwatching
A compact mirror betrays an unsettling crack in the veneer of beauty and self-perception
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
Sara Nović’s “Mother Tongue” is both a sharp history of deaf ableism in America and tender examination of family
These poetry collections refuse to be palatable or cave to curated perfection
Through cosmetic surgery and reality TV, Sarah Wang's "New Skin" tells a mother-daughter story of immigration and assimilation
“Wild Food” from THE GOOD EYE by Jess Gibson, recommended by Molly McGhee
M Lin’s debut story collection “The Memory Museum” examines women forging identities that transcend the U.S.-Chinese binary
These stories attend to the realities of labor and trace the intersections of gender, economics, and migration
Debut novelist Avigayl Sharp discusses Nabokov, sincerity, and writing trauma without revealing it in “Offseason”
Expansion doesn’t have to be sure or aware of itself
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